# Calculus by Thomas and Finney

1. Sep 8, 2011

### Hairlosstreat

I have calculus book by Finny.

2. Sep 8, 2011

Re: Calculus

finney?

3. Sep 9, 2011

### HallsofIvy

Staff Emeritus
Re: Calculus

Well, good for you!

MathWonk, he is referring to "Calculus and Analytic Geometry" by Thomas and Finney which is really the classic text by George B. Thomas as revised by Ross L. Finney.

6. Sep 9, 2011

### gb7nash

I've got Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foote. It's pretty bad.

7. Sep 9, 2011

8. Sep 10, 2011

### HallsofIvy

Staff Emeritus
I am still wondering why this thread was opened. I rather suspect that "hairlosstreat" was trying to sell the book. Oh, well, that still is better than being offered a treatment for hair loss!

9. Sep 10, 2011

### eumyang

Re: Calculus

There are at least two editions of Calculus by "Finney - Thomas," (authors' names are reversed) which I don't think counts among the 12 editions of Thomas' Calculus. https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-2nd-Ross-L-Finney/dp/0201549778" is Amazon's link to the 2nd edition, from 1994.

There is also an edition by Finney-Demana-Waits-Kennedy, which I believe is based on the Finney-Thomas text above. There's a regular version (some titled Calculus: A Complete Course), and there's a single-variable version (Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic), which is what a number of high schools use for their AP Calculus courses.

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10. Aug 10, 2013

### Alpharup

my engineering college prefers this Finney book. I don't think it is rigorous like Apostol. My instructor says that we have to do epsilon-delta proofs from this book. Even Apostol has some problems pertaining to it. I think I can use Apostol itself. Please suggest me which book to use..